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16. Fresh-water tank. 17. Tank. 18. Dining-room. 

 19. Skylight. 20. Meat safe. 21. Compass. 22. Speak- 

 ing tube. 23. Engine-room telegraph. 24, 25, and 

 26. Airpipe for signalling, etc. 27. Harpoon gun. 

 28. Steam winch for the harpoon lines. 



2. DECK PLAN:--. 



i. Pump. 2. Signal apparatus (to bridge). 3. Speaking 

 tube. 4. Rings. 5. Bits. 6. Gangway to crew's 

 quarters. 7. Chain brake. 8. Mast. Q. Locker. 

 10. Chain locker. u. Hatch. 12. Steam winch. 

 13. Bunker lids. 14. Lavatory. 15. Lid. 16. Salt-water 

 pump. 17. Steps to bridge. 18. Bath-room. 19. Bunker 

 hatch. 20. Funnel. 21. Entrance to engine-room. 

 22. Engine-room skylight. 23. Boat. 24. Lifeboat. 

 25. Gangway. 26. Galley. 27. Coal-room. 28. Provi- 

 sion-room. 29. Fresh-water pump. 



3. BELOW DECK PLAN: 



i. Ballast tank. 2. Bench. 3. Table. 4. Crew's 

 quarters. 5. Hatch to store-room. 6. Engineers' 

 cabin. 7. Writing-table. 8. Chain locker. Q. Mast. 

 10. Accumulator for the harpoon line. u. Fresh-water 

 tank. 12. Reserve bunker. 13. Bunker. 14. Ventilator. 

 15. Fan for ventilator. 16. Oil tank. 17. Store-room. 

 18. Captain's cabin. IQ. Writing-table. 20. Wardrobe. 

 21. Store-room. 22. Lavatory. 23. Table. 24. Har- 

 pooners' cabin. 



Before proceeding to consider the last phase in 

 the history of whaling, the Norwegian fisheries of 

 the twentieth century, it is desirable to summarise 

 the position at the end of the nineteenth century, 

 when whaling appeared to be dying out all over the 

 world. 



In the European Arctic waters the capture of the 

 Greenland Right Whale had long been abandoned. 

 Vessels fitting out for the Arctic " fisheries " 

 captured seals, walruses, and any other oil or skin- 

 yielding animals, which would help to make a 

 voyage profitable. Amongst these creatures was 



